How to Get Your CD-Writer Works in Linux

When you buy a cd-writer, you probably think about how to use it in Linux. This article will show you the simple
and dirty way to get it works.

SCSI Emulation Support

You should activate SCSI emulation support in the Linux kernel.
If you find boot-messages somethin' like this when booting your Linux box or type dmesg command, maybe you have SCSI emulation support in the kernel, then you could skip this part.

In Main Menu:
Choose ATA/IDE/MFM/RLL support --->
Press space key to activate ATA/IDE/MFM/RLL support and it will show an asterix in the bracket.
<*> ATA/IDE/MFM/RLL support
Then choose IDE, ATA and ATAPI Block devices ---><*> SCSI emulation support (Support in the kernel)
or
<M> SCSI emulation support (kernel module)In SCSI support:
<M> SCSI CD-ROM support<M> SCSI generic support

Note:
Option SCSI emulation support appeared if you also select SCSI support
in Main menu and enable it as module or built-in the kernel.

Press Exit then you will be prompted a question:
Do you wish to save your new kernel configuration?You should choose Yes to save the config.

Reboot your system and boot to the new kernel, you'll get SCSI emulation support.

X-CD-Roast

In this part you will find steps to install and configure X-CD-Roast, one of GUI CD-burning program in Linux, from tarbal.
If you have precompiled package of xcdroast, just install it with your software package maintenance like rpm, pkgtool, etc then you could skip this part.
Requirements: